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The Weimar Republic: The Period of National Humiliation, Economic Tension and Civil Disorder (868 words, 2 pages)

The Weimar republic was set up in Germany after the Treaty of Versailles in 1919 with all the humiliation and blames, by the time it was established it had numerous crisis and problems which led it to the road of failures. The problems were political instability, the rising powers of ... Read More

The Reason Behind the Civil War in England in 1642 (2842 words, 4 pages)

WHY DID A CIVIL WAR BREAK OUT IN ENGLAND IN 1642? The Civil War had many separate causes. If we are to believe Conrad Russell then religion was the most important aspect of the explosive nature of the war following 1640. Other historians such as John Morrill have pointed out ... Read More

A Brief History of the Civil War in the United States and the Reconstruction and How It Changed the Course of the United States Forever (945 words, 2 pages)

The title United States of America to many has come to mean a nation proud and strong, joined together under all circumstances. In the year 1860 that all changed. With the election under way, the nation began to divide over four candidates, one of whom was Abraham Lincoln. When the ... Read More

An Analysis of the Toltec Civilization (4048 words, 11 pages)

this paper was to prove toltecs were civilized, but i went off in a couple of places she thought that, since the toltecs practiced human sacrifice, they are uncivilized. important for sensitive teachers Toltec Civilization The Priest stood atop the temple of the Sun, looking down on his people gathered ... Read More

A Biography of Thomas Woodrow Wilson the First Southern-Born President Since Civil War in America (560 words, 1 pages)

Thomas Woodrow Wilson Vote for Woodrow Wilson! That is what was being said throughout the country. His name had been spread for not only being the President, but for being a scholar, a teacher, and a university president. But he had encountered many difficult tasks throughout his life. Thomas Woodrow ... Read More

An Analysis of Life’s Purpose in Civil Peace By Chinua Achebe (1748 words, 2 pages)

Civil Peace. One rarely hears those two words together. It is usually either Civil War, or perhaps Civil Chaos, but rarely is it Civil Peace. This is because it is not the times of peace that are remembered, but the times of war. It is during these times that people ... Read More

Exploring the Notion of Civil Disobedience (836 words, 1 pages)

The topic I have chosen to discuss is as follows Examine the assumption, made in the Crito, that "one should never do wrong in return, nor injure any person, whatever injury one has suffered at his hands" within the context of civil disobedience. I will show how civil disobedience must ... Read More

Strong Ideologies behind the Superpowers, USA and the Soviet Union (2571 words, 7 pages)

Mary Reynolds April 24, 2000 Dr. Boitano U.S. Foreign Policy The Rise of the Superpower Russia and the United States grew to become the main superpowers in the arena of international relations during a specific time in history. The emergence of these two countries as superpowers can be traced back ... Read More

The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War (729 words, 1 pages)

The Red Badge of Courage An Episode of the American Civil War The Red Badge of Courage was written by Stephen Crane, and published by D. Appleton and Company. It has 162 pages. During this report, I will describe the setting, characters, plot, the main idea the author was trying ... Read More

An Analysis of the Degeneration of Civilized Society in William Golding’s Lord of the Flies (1253 words, 2 pages)

William Golding, in his novel Lord of the Flies symbolically describes the degeneration of a civilized society. Embedded within the story of a group of young boys struggling to survive alone on a deserted island are insights to the capacity of evil within the human soul and how it relates ... Read More

A Brief History of the Mysteries of the Indus Valley Civilization or the Harrapan Civilization (1758 words, 2 pages)

The Mysteries Of The Indus Valley Civilization 4,500 years ago in a lush, green valley in the Far East, an ancient civilization was in the midst of creation. The year was 2500 BC the age of discovery, rulers, and conquest, and no one could have predicted what would become of ... Read More

The Struggles That Faces the Gay Community (832 words, 2 pages)

The gay community in today's society faces both structural and attitudinal obstacles. Laws have been set forbidding gay marriages in 49 U.S. states, and people's ignorant attitudes towards the gay community have also presented a problem. Overall, there are a few commonly shared ideas about homosexual unions that detour the ... Read More

A Description of The Inuit Community; Their Culture and Tradition and How Government Tries To Innovate Their Civilization (1403 words, 2 pages)

The Inuit are one of the many self-designations of the Eskimo people. They are considered to be of Asian decent, which is noticeable from their small hands and feet. Another distinguishing feature is the appreciable percentage of the B blood type, which seems to be totally absent from the American ... Read More

A History of How The Civilization in Rome Was Built (746 words, 1 pages)

Rome was a civilization comprised of acquisitive, motivated, powerful, and headstrong people. These qualities allowed for the civilization to surpass its neighbors in technology, government system, war and battle and the basic overall function of the city. One of the reasons Rome was able to surpass its neighbors was due ... Read More

A History of Labor Unions in United States of America (998 words, 2 pages)

America, still in its infancy in the late 18th century began to grow as a nation. The industrial revolution was dawning in the United States. American labor now faced a long, uphill battle to get fair treatment in the workplace. During that battle more and more American workers would turn ... Read More

An Analysis of the Impact of Goddess Figure in Early Religion on Ancient Civilization (926 words, 2 pages)

One of the most hotly debated topics in archeology today is that of the role of a Goddess figure in early religions and its impact on ancient civilizations. Some critics on this topic tend to believe that defiantly there was a Great Goddess figure in every ancient religion which was ... Read More

The Discrimination of Black Soldiers During the Civil War (1116 words, 2 pages)

Black soldiers were among the bravest of those fighting in the Civil War. Both free Blacks in the Union army and escaped slaves from the South rushed to fight for their freedom and they fought with distinction in many major Civil War battles. Many whites thought Blacks could not be ... Read More

The Weaponry of the American Civil War (1551 words, 2 pages)

During the American Civil War, which lasted from 1861-1865, over 620,000 accounted soldiers were killed. Known as the "the first modern war", historians generally agree that the reason for this was because this was a time of transition for the military. Armies and Navies were still using tactics where they ... Read More

The Summary of Norbert Elias’s The Civilizing Process (806 words, 1 pages)

Summary The Civilizing Process by Norbert Elias Social scientist, Norbert Elias, examines in part two of his book, The Civilizing Process, the development of manners and the subsequent civilizing of Western Europe since the middle ages. This journey in time is an attempt to understand what actually happened to humanity ... Read More

The Causes of the American Civil War (2298 words, 3 pages)

The causes of the civil war The American Civil War was the bloodiest conflict ever fought in United States history. It killed more Americans than any other war added together not including Vietnam. Because the war was continental, every family was and possibly still continues to be divided over the ... Read More

The American Character before the Civil War (1587 words, 3 pages)

THE AMERICAN CHARACTER BEFORE THE CIVIL WAR One might ask oneself what that means. The American Character. It sounds glorious, mighty, powerful and whatnot, but how many of us actually know the meaning of such a grand phrase? The American character is an idea. It is how our minds are ... Read More

The Civil Rights Movement Concerning African-americans (947 words, 2 pages)

The Civil Rights Movement Returning from WWII, black Americans, just as those three decades prior, expected to find America a land of equality for all people and specifically a land endowed with increased black civil rights. Although the late 1940's and 1950's are not generally considered a period of social ... Read More

A Critical Analysis of the Komsomol of the Soviet Union (4739 words, 6 pages)

THE KOMSOMOL AFTER 70 YEARS NOTHING HAS CHANGED The Komsomol of the Soviet Union is a curious feature of that nation's political system. While having a unique relationship with the Communist Party, it also exists as a typical product of the regime's totalitarian rule. The Party has prescribed a certain ... Read More

The Politics of Stalin in Soviet Union (920 words, 2 pages)

When Lenin died on January 21st, 1924, Stalin did everything he could to build his own reputation. He delivered the eulogy, had Lenin's body mummified, and saw to the building of a Lenin Library and a Lenin Museum. A photograph was created (a fake made by pasting two photos together) ... Read More

Pre-Civil War Controversies and the Issue Today Regardin the Laws of the United States (958 words, 2 pages)

On Feb. 19, 1985, the United States Supreme Court ruled that federal minimum wage laws apply to employees of state and local governments. The case, Garcia vs. San Antonio Metropolitan Transit Authority, was one in a long series of controversies over the issue of states' rights. The Constitution, in Article ... Read More

Soviet Union’s Agriculture Saw Demise Under Stalin’s Five Year Plan (1058 words, 2 pages)

"O great Stalin, O leader of the peoples, Thou who broughtest man to birth. Thou who fructifies the earth, Thou who restorest to centuries, Thou who makest bloom the spring, Thou who makest vibrate the musical chords... Thou, splendour of my spring, O thou, Sun reflected by millions of hearts." ... Read More

A History of the Spanish Civil War (887 words, 2 pages)

The Spanish Civil War was a conflict in Spain, during the years 1936 - 1939, following the failure of a military rebellion to overthrow Spain's democratically elected government. The war divided Spain both geographically and ideologically. This also saw all the political parties dividing themselves into two camps. There were ... Read More

Slovakia’s Need for the Membership in the European Union (1153 words, 2 pages)

It is very important for Slovakia to be a member of the European Union .It is the biggest goal of Slovaks government nowadays. But to become a member of the EU is a difficult and long process. There are many conditions which should be met before Slovakia can enter this ... Read More

Events Preceding the Civil War That Were Destructive to the Union (744 words, 1 pages)

In the period before the civil war, events were happening which would prove to be destructive to the Union. The United States were roughly divided into two opposing groups one pro-slavery, and the other pro-wage-labor. There are different primary documents that manifest the two views on the subject. Those people ... Read More

A Splendid Union of the Scorpio-Pisces Friendship (590 words, 1 pages)

When Scorpio and Pisces form a friendship, they enjoy a splendid union. The two signs share the same Element, Water, and thus have a good understanding of each other. Scorpio is very deep and covert, often caught up in their own secret plans, while Pisces is idealistic and looks for ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013